Books like The Last Straw

Looking for books like The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney (Humor · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, school, and humor. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to The Last Straw

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Why each is a match

The Best School Year Evergrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, school, and humor, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Rodrick Rulesgrades 4–7
Shares themes of school and humor, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of family, school, and humor and overlapping grades (3–7).
Ramona Quimby, Age 8860L
Shares themes of family, school, and humor and overlapping grades (3–5).
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself500L
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (4–7).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of family and school and overlapping grades (3–6).
Sal and Gabi Break the Universegrades 4–7
Shares themes of family and humor and overlapping grades (4–7).
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobodygrades 4–8
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (4–8).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (6–8).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).

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